Dear Tribal Community:

Kutâputunumuw for your understanding as we continue strengthening the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Education Department.

After careful review of our current staffing and program responsibilities, the Tribal Education Department will not be offering school-vacation camps or summer camps at this time. This decision was not made lightly.

At present, the Department does not have the capacity to recruit, appropriately train, and develop the staff required to operate safe, high-quality, culturally grounded camp programming. To ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of our children, we must maintain standards that we cannot presently meet with our available personnel and resources.

We know that camp programs have been important to many families. We are committed to continuing core educational services and to building long-term capacity so that future programming can be strong, sustainable, and aligned with the needs of our Tribal community. It is our expectation that a more comprehensive and holistic approach to operating camps, for children, will be at the forefront of our planning in 2026.

Until that time, families are encouraged to prepare and arrange childcare for all school vacation periods and summer 2026. This is not a funding issue so much as a human resource issue. For those who have questions or need assistance exploring potential resources, please contact the Education Director at (508) 477-0208 Ext. 149.

Kutâputunumuw for your continued support as we work to strengthen programs for our youth and future generations.

Education Director
Roxanne Mills Brown

12/5/2025